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Juvenile arthritis linked to lower bone mass
• Arthritis • Mar 21 05
Children who have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) experience smaller gains in bone mass than do healthy children, according to a report in…
Osteoarthritis improves with self-management program
• Arthritis • Mar 16 05
Patients who participated in a cognitive-behavioral-based program to help manage their arthritis had sustained improvements in pain and daily functioning in Osteoarthritis…
Remicade eases treatment-resistant kids’ arthritis
• Arthritis • Mar 11 05
Children with arthritis - a condition known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) - who aren’t helped by conventional treatments may benefit from one of…
Hip socket instability raises osteoarthritis risk
• Arthritis • Mar 10 05
Older adults with a developmental abnormality of the hip socket that makes the joint unstable are more than four times more likely than unaffected…
Leflunomide useful for drug-resistant juvenile arthritis
• Arthritis • Mar 04 05
Leflunomide therapy is well tolerated and benefits some patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) resistant to the drug methotrexate, according to results of…
Adalimumab Effective in Clearing Patients of Psoriatic Arthritis After 24 Weeks of Therapy
• Arthritis • Feb 21 05
After six months, patients with psoriatic arthritis who are treated with the anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha monoclonal antibody adalimumab continued to maintain their improvement when…
Collagen Defect May Trigger Osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • Feb 21 05
Arthritis develops five times faster in joints that lack a specific type of collagen.
That’s what researchers reported Feb. 20 at the Orthopedic Research…
Remicade doesn’t change cholesterol ratio
• Arthritis • Feb 17 05
The arthritis drug Remicade is known to lower the risk of heart disease, but apparently it doesn’t do so by improving cholesterol profiles.
Researchers…
Arthritis drug seen to cut heart risk
• Arthritis • Feb 14 05
Methotrexate, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, may also reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and circulatory diseases affecting the heart and…
Steroid shots as good as surgery for carpal tunnel
• Arthritis • Feb 04 05
New research suggests that a couple injections of corticosteroids may work as well as surgery for many cases of carpal tunnel syndrome - at…
Rheumatoid arthritis raises heart death risk
• Arthritis • Feb 03 05
Rheumatoid arthritis seems to raise the risk of silent heart disease in patients, even before they are diagnosed with the chronic condition, U.S.…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Attacks the Heart
• Arthritis • Feb 03 05
A new study confirms the strong link between rheumatoid arthritis and life-endangering congestive heart failure.
The 165 Minnesota residents in the study with rheumatoid…
Rheumatoid arthritis patients at higher risk for unrecognized heart disease and cardiac sudden death
• Arthritis • Feb 03 05
People with rheumatoid arthritis not only have a higher risk of coronary heart disease than those in the general population, but they have more…
Statins may increase arthritis risk in elderly women
• Arthritis • Feb 02 05
The use of statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs such as Lipitor and Pravachol, appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing osteoarthritis of the…
Elderly with rheumatoid arthritis can cope well
• Arthritis • Jan 19 05
Many elderly people with rheumatoid arthritis may go about their daily activities with no more problem than others their age, a new study suggests.
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Beer may raise gout risk, wine may not
• Arthritis • Jan 12 05
There is substantial difference between alcoholic drinks in their effect on blood levels of uric acid - and this could affect the likelihood of…
Remicade benefits some with early arthritis
• Arthritis • Jan 11 05
For people in the beginning stages of rheumatoid arthritis but who have a poor prognosis, early treatment with the drug Remicade can pay dividends,…
Increased arthritis pain may be due to fracture
• Arthritis • Dec 24 04
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have an increase in pain at a single site could be suffering from a stress fracture, especially if they…
Hyaluronic acid of no benefit in osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • Dec 21 04
A one-year study found that injections of a new hyaluronic acid compound called NRD101 have the same effect on osteoarthritis of the knee as…
Acupuncture can relieve arthritis pain
• Arthritis • Dec 21 04
According to a new study, acupuncture significantly reduces pain and improves function in those suffering osteoarthritis of the knee.
Acupuncture has received mainstream acceptance,…
Scientists ‘switch off’ arthritis
• Arthritis • Dec 19 04
Scientists at the University of Liverpool claim they have found a way of turning off one of the most painful aspects of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Magnets seen helpful for osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • Dec 17 04
Magnetic bracelets seem to provide “clinically useful” pain relief from osteoarthritis, UK investigators report.
Even after numerous studies, the effect of magnets on chronic…
Abnormal Pap smears common in women with lupus
• Arthritis • Dec 10 04
Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are more likely to have an abnormal Pap test result than other women, according to a new report.…
Blood filter treatment safe for severe arthritis
• Arthritis • Dec 09 04
A new study of a device that removes certain immune system components from the blood supports its safety and effectiveness as a treatment for…
Being thin has downside for people with arthritis
• Arthritis • Dec 08 04
Yes, you can be too thin - if you have rheumatoid arthritis. Weighing less than normal appears to increase the risk of dying…